Bernardo Tesauro (1440–1500) was an Italian painter of the

Renaissance The Renaissance ( , ) , from , with the same meanings. is a period in European history marking the transition from the Middle Ages to modernity and covering the 15th and 16th centuries, characterized by an effort to revive and surpass id ...

period. He was born in

Naples Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...

. He was a relative of Filippo Tesauro. He was a pupil of

Silvestre dei Buoni Silvestro de Buoni (died 1484) was an Italian painter of the early- Renaissance period, specifically the Quattrocento in Naples. Also called ''Silvestro de Buono'', son of Buono de' Buoni. He was the pupil of the painter Lo Zingaro and Donzelli. ...

. He painted an ''Assumption of the Virgin'' for the church of San Giovanni Maggiore in Naples. He also painted frescoes in the chapel of San Aspreno in the

Cathedral of Naples The Naples Cathedral ( it, Duomo di Napoli; nap, Viscuvato 'e Napule), or Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary ( it, Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta, links=no), is a Roman Catholic cathedral, the main church of Naples, southern Italy, and the s ...

. He died in

. He painted the ''

Seven Sacraments There are seven sacraments of the Catholic Church, which according to Catholic theology were instituted by Jesus and entrusted to the Church. Sacraments are visible rites seen as signs and efficacious channels of the grace of God to all those ...

'' in the ceiling of the church of San Giovanni di Pappacodi. The Marriage scene represent

Ferdinand II of Naples Ferdinando Trastámara d'Aragona, of the branch of Naples, known to contemporaries especially with the name of Ferrandino (Naples, 26 June 1467 - Naples, 7 October 1496). Acclaimed "the first among all the Kings and Lords of the World" and univer ...

marrying

Ippolita Maria Sforza Ippolita Maria Sforza (18 April 1445 – 20 August 1488) was an Italian noblewoman, a member of the Sforza family which ruled the Duchy of Milan from 1450 until 1535. She was the first wife of the Duke of Calabria, who later reigned as King Alfo ...

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